Hypertext Webster Gateway: "desiccative"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Desiccative \De*sic"ca*tive\, a. [Cf. F. dessicatif.]
Drying; tending to dry. --Ferrand. -- n. (Med.) An
application for drying up secretions.
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